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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.world 85 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Wtf is that show supposed to be? After watching the clip, it just seems like a bunch of self righteous Republicans interrupting each other with no actual discussion.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 36 points 3 weeks ago

That is every Conservative talk show. It's either a Russian TV style circle jerk or a 1 hour argument with commercial breaks and a host who's mic levels are higher than his guests on purpose

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've heard those shows called the Talking Heads, but in this case I guess that all of the heads are on the same Ettin?

[–] binarytobis@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

“The Contentious Ettin” sounds like a podcast I’d listen to

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Contentious Ettin was literally a random encounter I ran. The only thing the two heads agreed on was trying to kill the party.

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Tucking that one away for future use lol

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Dancing on the head of a pin

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

the view for consecutives but worse than it and much lower budget

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 59 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Fuckin candy ass snowflake

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The entire Right

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

TFW political discourse has devolved to a level where criticizing Netanyahu is equivocated with antisemitism. No one, and I mean no one would accuse you of hating Kyrgystanis for critiquing Sadyr Japarov. No one. Michaels couldn't even participate in the debate without getting offended and making a dramatic exit, it's fucking pathetic.

[–] Jerkface@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I grew up with narcissists who understood the theater of arguing. If you act offended enough, there's a good chance you can convince bystanders the other person did something wrong. But you have to seize the narrative. That part is already mostly done, so all it takes to fan flames is to throw tantrums.

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

That's less than encouraging, and my condolences on your first 20-30 years dealing with that bullshit.

[–] macncheese@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago

The Biggest Loser lady??

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Rare (lately) Ana Kasparian W.

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

More or less, last I heard she was trying to grift the right. But don't take my word on it, I don't really give a damned.

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 1 points 3 weeks ago

lol i meant colbert report

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Seems like she went all in on the grift

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

WTF did the furries do? Why are they involved in all this at all?

[–] knightly@pawb.social 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Kirk's shooter had some shell casings with what was originally a furry meme etched onto them, but that phrase had been co-opted by groypers and transvestigators and is more likely to be evidence that the shooter did it for the lulz than that they were furry.

The furry community is very tight-knit, if it was one of us then we'd have figured out who the shooter was before the cops did. The only connection here is that Republicans have been trying to make the existence of furries into another front in their culture war.

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He said that the engravings were a meme.

[–] Soulg@ani.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

I mean of course they were. People seem to think he had them engraved specifically for this, guarantee he just did that to a bunch of bullets for hunting or whatever because he thought it would be funny

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe the Fbi found a hair.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The video clip. Tried to post it directly here but file is too big

removed X link

Edit: thanks @CubitOom@infosec.pub

https://files.catbox.moe/uwe6ji.mp4

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 54 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Let's not send Fediverse users to Nazi websites.

I uploaded the video to Catbox.moe for you.

Video

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

doing the lords work +1

[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] RaoulDuke@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Isn’t she a conservative now?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, but at least she seems to still be on the right side of the fascist apartheid state issue.

Not saying that it absolves her from all the other bullshit she's been spouting since her and Cenk's heel turn, but it's something 🤷

[–] Soulg@ani.social 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I mean, she was very much spewing shit during the election that the whole project 2025 stuff was complete hyperbole and not going to happen.

In fairness to her she also did explicitly acknowledge she was wrong and apologize, but at the same time it takes real skill to be that stupid to begin with.

I honestly am much more sympathetic to cenk. I don't think he's being cynical I think he's just wrong but earnest

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 0 points 3 weeks ago

I never got into them as I can't take someone seriously who spent years pushing for idiocy. Its like I used to be stupids but now im smarts. Even if I agree with the particular segment or points it just feel like they went the one way and did not do well so just flipped and got traction so stuck with it until they don't see profit and then will try flipping again.

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh no, when did she become a conservative? I lay watched them around 2020 and she was left on most things and a liberal other times.

[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago

It started a couple years ago when she went on a bizarre transphobic tirade, against the use of trans inclusive language. From there, it's just been a long downward spiral.

The whole reason she's on this conservative talk show is because she's been making this rightward pivot

[–] RaoulDuke@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

I used to watch them during Trump 1.0 and I enjoyed her too, but it was a little too much for me, but I remember seeing videos of her last year being a bootlicker. Not sure when it happened.

[–] ABetterTomorrow@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Was that conservative mindset to you?

[–] RedRibbonArmy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, she's still progressive. She and Cenk are trying to build bridges with the right on the things we can agree on. They're doing good.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 3 weeks ago

Why would TYT have a fascist on their show?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 weeks ago

Ana Kasparian

Clown